We were so sorry to hear of the death of Sallie Thomas, mother of Edna Pierce of Orange Beach. Mrs. Thomas was one of the oldest people in Alabama, having been born in 1897. We send our love and sympathy to Edna and the family.
It was great seeing our friends Darla Furman and Pam Delozier recently at Papou's on the square.
Halloween downtown was made much more exciting by the performance of a couple of really good barbershop quartets singing in Humphrey's that night. "Familiar Ring" was great and played songs we hadn't heard in a long time. "Audio Radiance" was just as entertaining and we enjoyed talking with Bill Aldrup.
We want to send a special hello to Jane Tippett. She recently suffered a foot injury but sure has a good caretaker in her sweet husband, Louie Tippett!
Cheryl Tribble, of Atlanta, and her mom Barbara Fortner of Long Beach, CA recently made their annual trek to Huntsville. They just love this city and its people and plan to do this for many more years to come. They recently spent two hours shopping in Harrison Brothers Hardwareand had a blast!
Anni Weber was a good friend to many Huntsvillians, especially the Germans here, so we were saddened to hear of her death in November. She was founder of "A German Singing Group" who entertained hospitals for years.
We recently saw Marie Hewitt at 801 Franklin with friends who were all celebrating her birthday. She is sure a gorgeous lady!
Del Spears is a name many people knew; he died recently at 90. Our sympathy to his friends and family, including Linda Drake who knew him as her stepdad.
We saw our friend Tony Mason downtown recently and must say he looks better than ever. Married life certainly is agreeing with him!
Good luck to Newman Ward , formerly a Huntsville mail carrier back in the old days who has written several stories for "Old Huntsville." He and his family are moving from Maryland to Malibu, Ca. where at least the weather will be better!
Many of you may remember Bob Presto , who wrote a book about Huntsville years ago. His mother Eunice tells me that he is moving back to Huntsville and will be working on his third book, about corruption in the superior courts.
Meagan and Jason Mack are the proud parents of a handsome new son, Anthony Jason Mack . The Grandma is Joyce Russell and she's already got pictures!
We were really sorry to hear that Lee Ann Lancaster , of Furniture Factory, lost her brother-in-law recently at the young age of 49. Terry Laster died in Bentonville, Ar. where he lived with his wife Lynette , Lee Ann's sister, and their daughters Lacy and Charlsye . Our sympathy to the family, we know he will be missed.
We loved talking with Cathy Yarbrough recently at Sazio's. She is a talented hair stylist and the pretty wife of Propst Drug Store's manager Scott Yarbrough . We had fun with Lori Pence, also of Propst, talking about ghosts we've seen in some of these old downtown homes.
While there we neighbored with Brit Crossley , the bartender who always has tons of friends around him.
We attended a fabulous party recently at the home of Layne and Claude Dorning, of Sterling Travel and Railroad Station Antiques. The party was in honor of Ellen Bettridge of New York City, representative of American Express. The food was outstanding and the beautiful home was packed with people.
While there we caught up with Leah (Childers) Lovell who is an old schoolmate of Stefanie Troup and is now a resident of Old Town. We met Phil Moore , President of Fiscal Systems of Madison and enjoyed talking with him.
A big happy birthday to our friend Margaret Duffey ! She is a beautiful and sweet lady and looks like she's in her forties!
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